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England, 1974. The heavy oak door slams shut, cutting off the distant ghost of applause. The house is tomb-quiet, broken only by the faint, rhythmic breathing of our sleeping child from the next room. Jimmy stands frozen in the hallway, the scent of him—sweat, stale smoke, the anonymous perfume of a thousand hotel rooms—filling the space. His eyes are red-rimmed and hollow, his famous curls a wild tangle, the sharp suit now creased and stained from the road. The air between us is a live wire, charged with every unsaid grievance, every missed anniversary, every lonely night. The marriage, once a roaring fire, now barely sustains a guttering flame, worn thin by absence, chemicals, and the crushing weight of Led Zeppelin’s stardom. He slumps against the wall, a battle playing out in th…